Mid-South Memories: July 11

Ken Ross, Memphis Press-Scimitar/The Commercial Appeal files
Quality time for zoo pals
Blackie the goat finds a new friend in Janis Naramore, 2½, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Naramore of 2609 Wessell in July 1959 at the Memphis Zoo. Blackie is just one of the animals children can play with at the Children’s Zoo.

July 11

25 years ago: 1988

About two dozen entertainment and sports figures — including Jack LaLanne, Gil Gerard, Doug McClure and singer Freda Payne — passed through Memphis International Airport Thursday on their way to an Arkansas golf and tennis classic for charity. They arrived at the airport, then switched to AMR (formerly Memphis Aero) across Winchester to waiting planes to take them to Bella Vista Resort in Northwest Arkansas for the Phillips Charity Classic, a cancer fund-raiser.

50 years ago: 1963

Arkansas and Tennessee officials will meet with representatives of the Federal Bureau of Public Roads tomorrow to discuss plans for a proposed 30-million-dollar expressway bridge in Memphis. About 50 persons are expected for the meeting, which will start at 9 a.m. in the council chamber at the Courthouse.

75 years ago: 1938

A free day camp at Raleigh for boys of the Highland Heights neighborhood will open next week and continue throughout the summer sponsored by a group of Highland Heights organizations co-operating with the YMCA. A.L. Whitman, of the YMCA will be the camp director.

100 years ago: 1913

Harry C. Yerkes, secretary-treasurer of Goodbar & Co. was elected president of the Southern Shoe Wholesalers Association at the meeting held last night in Boston.

125 years ago: 1888

Prof. R.M. Rolfe of Memphis and Prof. Addison W. Lynch of Mississippi have joined forces to establish the Memphis High School for boys and young men which will hold its first session in September at 106 Marshall. Tuition, varying with the grade, will range from $4 to $7 a month. Col. W.F. Taylor, Dr. R.B. Maury, John Overton Jr., R.G. Craig ad C.W. Metcalf are directors of the new school.